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Why this matters to you

As the elected assemblyman for Permatang Berangan — a constituency within the Tasek Gelugor parliamentary area in Seberang Perai Utara — Mohd Sobri Saleh is the primary state-level representative for local residents on matters such as drainage, land use, and environmental quality. His assembly questions on Sungai Kereh pollution directly affect residents in Kampung Selamat who live near the river, and the state government's public responses to his queries on record shape the remediation measures undertaken (Source: malaymail.com). As one of only 11 PN opposition members in a 40-seat assembly, his ability to pass or block legislation is limited, but his role as a scrutineer means the government must publicly account for its actions on local constituency issues.

Summary

Mohd Sobri bin Saleh is the PAS/Perikatan Nasional state assemblyman for Permatang Berangan, Penang, having won the seat in the August 2023 state election with 55.9% of the vote after an earlier unsuccessful attempt in GE14 2018. He holds a Diploma in Business Administration from UiTM Arau and serves as Treasurer of the PAS Tasek Gelugor division. In the Penang State Legislative Assembly, he sits in opposition and has raised constituency-level issues including river pollution and the status of non-Muslim houses of worship.

Biography

Mohd Sobri bin Saleh is a Malaysian politician serving as Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Permatang Berangan since August 2023 [1]. He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition [1]. He received his early education at SK Ara Rendang and SM Al-Irsyad, and holds a Diploma in Business Administration from UiTM Arau [1]. Within the party, he serves as Treasurer of the PAS Tasek Gelugor division and as a committee member of the PAS Kampong Aman branch [1]. Mohd Sobri first contested the Permatang Berangan state seat in the 14th General Election (GE14) in May 2018, finishing second behind BN's Nor Hafizah Othman with 6,224 votes [2]. He returned to contest the seat in the 2023 Penang State Election and won with 15,950 votes, representing 55.9% of votes cast and a majority of 8,949 over BN's Nor Hafizah Othman [3]. He was sworn in alongside ten other PN opposition members in August 2023 [4]. In the Penang State Legislative Assembly, he sits as part of the 11-seat PN opposition bloc facing a PH-BN government holding 29 seats [1]. His recorded assembly activity includes raising oral questions on water pollution in Sungai Kereh affecting constituents in Tasek Gelugor [5] and proposing that the state government act on illegally built non-Muslim houses of worship [2].

Known for

Mohd Sobri Saleh is known as a PAS opposition assemblyman in a Penang legislature dominated by the Pakatan Harapan-Barisan Nasional government. He won the Permatang Berangan seat in the 2023 Penang State Election with 55.9% of the vote and a majority of 8,949, having previously contested and lost the same seat in GE14 2018 [6]. In the assembly, he has been active on constituency-level environmental issues, including water pollution in Sungai Kereh, and on questions relating to non-Muslim houses of worship [7].

Political positions

Based on his assembly interventions as reported by allowlist sources, Mohd Sobri Saleh has raised the issue of water pollution in Sungai Kereh, Tasek Gelugor, pressing the state government for an account of complaints received and remediation actions taken [8]. He has also suggested at the Penang state assembly that the state government take proactive measures to relocate non-Muslim houses of worship built illegally on road reserves, a position that drew a rebuttal from Penang Deputy Chief Minister II Jagdeep Singh Deo [2]. No publicly reported positions on federal-level issues such as cost of living, housing policy, or education reform were found in allowlist sources at the time of drafting.

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Education

Pre-2000sAttended SK Ara Rendang primary school and SM Al-Irsyad secondary school.⛓
Pre-2023Obtained a Diploma in Business Administration from UiTM Arau.⛓

Political career

Pre-2023Appointed Treasurer of the PAS Tasek Gelugor division and committee member of PAS Kampong Aman branch.⛓
May 2018Contested Permatang Berangan (N04) in GE14 under PAS, finishing second with 6,224 votes behind BN's Nor Hafizah Othman who won with 6,870 votes.⛓
August 2023Won the Permatang Berangan (N04) state seat in the 2023 Penang State Election under PN-PAS with 15,950 votes (55.9%), a majority of 8,949 over incumbent BN's Nor Hafizah Othman.⛓
August 2023Sworn in as one of 11 Perikatan Nasional opposition members of the Penang State Legislative Assembly.⛓
May 2026Suggested at the Penang state assembly that the state government take proactive measures to relocate illegally built non-Muslim houses of worship, prompting a verbal exchange with Penang Deputy Chief Minister II Jagdeep Singh Deo.⛓
May 2026Raised an oral question in the Penang DUN on water pollution complaints in Sungai Kereh, Kampung Selamat, Tasek Gelugor, and the state government's remediation actions.⛓

Election history

2023Permatang Berangan (N04), PenangWon55.9%⛓
2018Permatang Berangan (N04), PenangLost⛓

Perspectives on key issues

GovernmentPenang Deputy Chief Minister II Jagdeep Singh Deo accused Mohd Sobri of attempting to stir religious sentiments after Mohd Sobri suggested the state government proactively relocate illegally built non-Muslim houses of worship, asserting that Penang had long embraced unity among its multiracial communities.⛓
VerifiedFactsIn the 2023 Penang state election, Mohd Sobri Saleh won Permatang Berangan with 55.9% of votes cast (15,950 votes) and a majority of 8,949, defeating incumbent BN assemblyman Nor Hafizah Othman who received 24.5% (7,001 votes), out of 28,519 registered voters.⛓

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